Arabic lessons online in Romania

Learning Arabic from Romania

Arabic is studied at the University of Bucharest, and students often look for more speaking practice. Romania also has a long-established Muslim community of Tatar and Turkish heritage in Dobruja, around Constanța and Mangalia, where families ask for Quran reading. Other learners include professionals, people with Moroccan partners and travellers heading to Morocco.

Lisanova Academy is an online academy run from Morocco. It has no classroom, branch, agent or locally based tutor in Central or Eastern Europe: every lesson is a live one-to-one video lesson with a Moroccan teacher.

Starting Arabic from Romanian

Romanian speakers are used to small marks that change a letter’s sound — ă, â, î, ș, ț. Arabic works in a similar way: short vowels are written as small signs above or below the letter (كَ ka, كِ ki, كُ ku), and dots distinguish letters of the same shape (ب b, ت t, ث th). The new challenges are the right-to-left script and the throat sounds ع (ʿayn) and ح (ḥa).

Lisanova teaches two kinds of Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, Fusha) — the formal Arabic of books, news, documents and Islamic scholarship — and Moroccan Darija, the everyday spoken Arabic of Morocco. Quran lessons are a separate path. It does not teach Levantine, Egyptian, Gulf or other Arabic dialects, or Turkish.

Modern Standard Arabic lessons in Romania

MSA lessons suit beginners who want to read and write, university students who want conversation and grammar practice, and professionals who need formal Arabic. Lessons follow the six CEFR levels from A1.

Moroccan Darija lessons in Romania

Moroccan Darija online suits learners with a Moroccan partner or friends and Romanians planning time in Morocco. Lessons start with everyday conversation and can begin in Latin letters.

Quran lessons online in Romania

Families in Bucharest and Dobruja can arrange regular online Quran reading or memorization revision for children, and adults can work on Tajweed privately, with the same teacher each week where possible.

Quran lessons available: reading from the first letters, recitation with correction, Tajweed rules, memorization (Hifz) with revision, and understanding the meanings. Lisanova’s Quran teachers hold Ijazah in recitation and Tajweed. Lessons are arranged on WhatsApp so the academy can confirm the teacher, the explanation language and a realistic scope; no memorization outcome is promised.

Quran and Islamic Studies: single class $12 per hour; Monthly Package 1, 8 hours per month, $80; Monthly Package 2, 12 hours per month, $110. Families get 15% off for each additional sibling. Discover Islam sessions are free.

An online Arabic tutor for Bucharest

In Bucharest, traffic can turn a short trip into an hour. A private online tutor keeps one regular weekly time with no commute, and students can bring texts from their course for guided reading.

Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Constanța

Students in Cluj-Napoca and Iași often want Arabic speaking practice alongside their studies. In Constanța and the rest of Dobruja, families often ask for children’s Quran reading and Tajweed with a teacher who listens to every verse.

Lesson times

Romania is on Eastern European Time. Eastern European Time is UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and UTC+0 during Ramadan, so you are usually one hour ahead of your teacher in winter and two hours ahead in summer, with one hour more during Ramadan.

When you book the free trial or ask on WhatsApp, send your city and two or three preferred local times. The academy replies with a proposed time in your local time and in Morocco time; the lesson is fixed only once you both confirm. No timetable is published in advance and no hour is guaranteed.

Explanation language

Lisanova has teachers who explain lessons in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, as well as in Arabic; not every teacher speaks every one of these languages. The Arabic you learn is a separate choice from the explanation language. English suits most learners in Romania; French explanations are also possible on request. Lessons are not explained in Romanian. Tell us your preference when you enquire and we match you with a suitable teacher.

Prices and getting started

Private Arabic and Moroccan Darija: one 60-minute lesson $20; 8 hours $120; 12 hours $170; 16 hours $200. Prices are in US dollars; no euro, koruna, forint, leu, hryvnia, rouble or other local-currency price is offered. The first trial lesson is free.

Book the free Arabic/Darija trial with your name, WhatsApp number and preferred package; the academy arranges the time with you on WhatsApp. You can pay by bank transfer, by card or through a money-transfer service such as Western Union. Quran enquiries are arranged on WhatsApp. Cancellation and refund conditions are on the Terms page.